Friday, September 26, 2014

Illegal Dumping Fines Pending- $450,000

Six months after the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) launched a crackdown on illegal dumping on state parks and recreational lands, the initiative has yielded enforcement actions against 20 people, nearly $30,000 in court-ordered fines and more than $450,000 in pending fines, Commissioner Bob Martin announced Friday, Sept. 26.
Recent charges in DEP’s “Don’t Waste Our Open Space” crackdown include charges for the first illegal dumping event caught on hidden camera, at the Duck Island section of D&R Canal State Park, and for large illegal dumping events at Liberty State Park and Wharton State Forest, where Commissioner Martin updated the progress of the program during a park cleanup.
Kimberly Young, 54, of Egg Harbor City, was charged with illegal dumping after disposing large amounts of household debris at Wharton State Forest in Hammonton. She faces up to $25,000 in fines. The case was investigated by Detective Brian Calloway and Detective Kasony.
Entire article at
http://www.shorenewstoday.com/snt/news/index.php/regional/atlantic-county/57426-egg-harbor-city-woodbine-residents-charged-in-dep-illegal-dumping-crackdown.html

2014 Illegal Dumping Cases with photos and fines at
http://www.nj.gov/dep/stopdumping/docs/illegal-dumping-cases.pdf

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